Multipass comminution process to produce precision wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from wood chips
Abstract
A process of comminution of wood chips (C) having a grain direction to produce a mixture of wood particles (P), wherein the wood chips are characterized by an average length dimension (L.sub.C) as measured substantially parallel to the grain, an average width dimension (W.sub.C) as measured normal to L.sub.C and aligned cross grain, and an average height dimension (H.sub.C) as measured normal to W.sub.C and L.sub.C, and wherein the comminution process comprises the step of feeding the wood chips in a direction of travel substantially randomly to the grain direction one or more times through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs (D) arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Forest Concepts, LLC, Auburn, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1133042
- Patent Number(s):
- 8734947
- Application Number:
- 13/917,824
- Assignee:
- Forst Concepts, LLC (Auburn, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01G - HORTICULTURE
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B02 - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING B02C - CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0002291
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Jun 14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Dooley, James H, and Lanning, David N. Multipass comminution process to produce precision wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from wood chips. United States: N. p., 2014.
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abstractNote = {A process of comminution of wood chips (C) having a grain direction to produce a mixture of wood particles (P), wherein the wood chips are characterized by an average length dimension (L.sub.C) as measured substantially parallel to the grain, an average width dimension (W.sub.C) as measured normal to L.sub.C and aligned cross grain, and an average height dimension (H.sub.C) as measured normal to W.sub.C and L.sub.C, and wherein the comminution process comprises the step of feeding the wood chips in a direction of travel substantially randomly to the grain direction one or more times through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs (D) arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel.},
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